!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is an [Abbreviation] of [LDAP] [Version] 3 which is the most prevalent version.


[{$pagename}] work was started in [1996|Year 1996] [Mark Wahl] of [Critical Angle Inc], [Tim Howes], and [Steve Kille] under the aegis of the [Internet Engineering Task Force] ([IETF]). 



[{$pagename}] was first published in [1997|Year 1997], superseded [LDAPv2] and added support for extensibility, integrated the [Simple Authentication and Security Layer], and better aligned the [LDAP] [protocol] to the [1993|Year 1993] edition of [X.500]. 


!! [Differences between LDAP 2 and 3 Protocols]
[Differences between LDAP 2 and 3 Protocols] 
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[LDAPv2] is considered [historic] ([RFC 3494]). Interoperability amongst [LDAP Server Implementations] claiming [LDAPv2] support is limited. [LDAPv2] should be avoided. 
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* [#1] - [Differences between LDAP 2 and 3 Protocols|https://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/dnd19980802.html|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-03-19